Heredity and Evolution – Class 10 Biology Notes | NCERT Chapter 9, Study notes of Biology

These are clear, exam-focused notes for Heredity and Evolution, Chapter 9 of the NCERT Class 10 Science textbook (Biology section), prepared as per the CBSE curriculum. This chapter is a high-weightage topic in board exams and these notes cover all concepts from Mendel's laws to the origin of life in a structured, easy-to-revise format.

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HEREDITY
)ChsomoSomeS -
thead
rke structureSpresent
in
the
nucieuS
of
the
cell,
Page
No.
Date
10Giene
-a
functional
urit
of
hertdty
present
onthe
hromosormes.
Charatters
the
characterisic
of
an indivisual
fke
gene
I)Allel
-
tis
one
of
the
different
forms
ofaporiculor
)Hybrid-
an
indi
visual
having
tNO
different
allels
for
the
same
trait
VDDominast
Alel
-
an
allel
oh¡s
Phenotype
oill
be
exprRSSed
even
inthe
presence
of
another
allel
hoSpt
is
called
dominantalle. 1tYepresented
by
Captal
tettes
eq.
Tallness
cT,
Raund
CR)
RECeSYe
Ale-
an
alel
mhichg
ets
masked
in
the
resence
of
a
dominant
alet
anc
an
ohls
affect
he
dheno
type
inthe
abcense
of
the
dominant
aene1S
alec
a
rÁcessive
allel.
ís
representeol
bu
smal
1este
neight
codouc,
shape
etc
pf3
pf4

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HEREDITY

)ChsomoSomeS -^ thead^ rke^ structureSpresent^ in^ the nucieuS of^ the^ cell,

Page No. Date

10Giene - a^ functional^ urit^ of^ hertdty^ present^ onthe hromosormes.

Charatters the^ characterisic^ of^ an^ indivisual^

fke

gene

I)Allel -^ tis^ one^ of^ the^ different^ forms^

ofaporiculor

)Hybrid- an indi visual having tNO different allels for the same trait

VDDominast Alel - an allel oh¡s Phenotype oill be

exprRSSed even^ inthe^ presence^ of^ another^ allel hoSpt is called dominantalle.1tYepresented by Captal tettes^ eq.^ Tallness^ cT,^ Raund^ CR)

RECeSYe Ale- an alel mhichg ets masked in the resence of a dominant alet anc an ohls affect he dheno type inthe abcense of the dominant aene1S

alec a rÁcessive allel. ís representeol bu smal 1este

neight codouc,^ shape^ etc

(A VDGerotype -^ Bais^ is^ the^ aenetic^ compasifon^ of^ an^ indiyisugl.

1Phenotype - the expre ssion of the genotupe ohich S

an ehservabe or measurable chaactersic. 3Mnohybrid Cross - a hubricizationcross in obich inheritance of onlu one paitof cotfosing chafachter are studied Dihybid cass a hubricdization CrOsinAhich inheritane of too patrs of ontrosting charctes are etiecL )Homozug0ue - a condition tn hich onin cívisual passecs a pair of idenfalgenes controling a

pi aiven charachter andill be expresseas a

ue chorachter Sxample: TTCpure tall

CnARACIRS

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Dseed Shape

Choracters of^ Peas (^) stIdied by (^) mendel DoNANTJ

Seeol alor

tt Cpure (^) daYf

Pod shate DPod colos

9Honozygous

Shem eaht

F\ONeOPositior

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TtChubnd-tal)

tIChubrid- ta

Gtreen AXxHe

RECESSNEl Winked reen white Constricted YelloK) Terminal ShortDAarf

R

pihNbíd CrosS

Ry

Round- R,Orinkled -yr, (^) oreen (^) -Y

RrYu

YR

Round (^) Reas (^) Green peas Aoinkied (^) yeNoPeas

ruRY

RuRY Raundyeo Rouno, Romd

R Yu

RRuu X rrYY

RunC

RurYRiYr

ru Raund Yea whkiedwhieRed YRRY YRrY YRYr

fuYr'

RoundROUnd RyrrY areen

yR

RuR

ROh areen

rYurYrEyR

Areen

Page No.

orhol Sreen

Date

yelon-u

Phenotypic Ration

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